Famous Quotes & Sayings

There's the physical component of evaluating kids, there's an academic component, and then you get into the intangibles. You try and get a handle on what kind if kid he is.

Aaron D. O'Connell

Scientists and academics in particular focus on detail and the minutiae. When they talk to each other, they usually don't focus on the broad ideas; they don't focus on social interconnectedness. They focus on the task that they're doing.

The Better World Project shows how technology transfer - the process of licensing and commercializing academic research - improves people's lives, contributes to the economy and supports tomorrow's discoveries.

The Better World Project shows how technology transfer -- the process of licensing and commercializing academic research -- improves people's lives, contributes to the economy and supports tomorrow's discoveries.

Students want to have these services in one place. Student feedback really was the driving force behind the Student and Academic Services Building.

Students should apply now to lock in on lower interest rates. I believe they have from right now until the end of this academic year.

The attraction to go there was the academics and the religious background for the kids.

The administrators and teachers have opened doors for parents. The more parents participate, the better academic results the kids will have.

Taiwan is China's only archrival these days. China punished these academics to send a warning to Taiwan. Only when the Americans interfere did they compromise.

Students don't get enough sleep or exercise. They set high standards for themselves. Students can become stressed because of finances or family worries, and just the normal academic demands they have to deal with, especially at this time of year, are all things that affect the amount of stress college students may have.

Students are coming because of the renown of our academic programs, the connection of the city to its industries and the opportunities for internships that this brings. The city has become the place everybody wants to be.

Student bus ridership was up 30 percent last academic year. We hope to see that improve even more.

John Bolton

It's important that we understand when talking about the relationship between actions of foreign policy and the notions of international law we have the sense of what actually happens practically, which is contrary to most academic views.

It's really important for parents to understand that the right choice isn't just about academics. If academics is all you're getting out of the experience than you're not getting your money's worth.

David Bentley

It's possible to bring an academic ethos to a commercial setting and to bring a commercial ethos to an academic setting.

Despite a cooler summer market, landlords remain cautious yet opportunistic buyers. September is a busy time in the rentals market with many people starting new jobs and, of course, the new academic year starting in universities and colleges up and down the country. Weve continued to see a reasonable flow of property investment in many parts of the country as landlords look to purchase suitable properties in advance to meet identified demand.

Richard Dawkins

Dawkins Law of the Conservation of Difficulty states that obscurantism in an academic subject expands to fill the vacuum of its intrinsic simplicity

Ben Howland

The normal fan out there has no idea how hard they work and how committed they are to the academic side.

Dave Clark

It says a great deal about our student-athletes to have a solid representation on the Academic All-League Team. I am extremely pleased and proud of our team for their successes both in the pool and the classroom.

Eric Hyman

It's a cultural change. What we want is to mirror our student bodies (in academic performance and graduation rates). This is putting consequences on people who are not headed in that direction.

It is really nice to see that we won't have any penalties. All of our coaches understand the importance of this. It is part of their job description now to meet these academic progress numbers.

It never has been my intent to deceive others and I take responsibility for not providing more specific information and not being clearer on my academic credentials.

It's a really great academic environment and the teachers are great. I certainly give a lot of credit to the teachers and people in the district.

Academics often discount the value of top-rated sports programs in helping to develop a campus life and in contributing to the overall success of a college or university. Like it or not, the sports programs a college or university has are the front page of that university.

Academic skills are things we're going to be teaching them. Socially, you don't know until they're here interacting with other kids.

Tommy Tuberville

Academics are the No. 1 thing. It's the first thing we tell players when they come to Auburn. They are here to get a degree first and foremost. Once they understand that, they understand that football is second.

Emily Johnson

Academics always come first, that is why they're here.

Academic research shows pretty convincingly that people have separate accounts in mind, one for the item itself and one for shipping.

Academic reform is really reshaping the focus of analysis to the team level.

Academic departments will work with students to help them enroll in appropriate courses, and on-campus student housing may also be available. However, time is of the essence, and we hope to have interested students enrolled as soon as possible.

It's just pleasing to me to have a young man like that in our program because the reason he's at school is academics first and he's applied himself, not only on the court but off the court.

It's just as important as having a major league baseball team or an academic medical center, ... It creates a sense of sophistication in the community.

Sarah Miles

It seems so obvious to say the social world and the academic world are linked.